Just Eat planning to make 1,700 couriers redundant in the UK

Takeaway delivery firm shifts back to gig-economy model and ditches sick pay and holiday pay

Just Eat is planning to make 1,700 couriers redundant in the UK as the takeaway delivery firm shifts back towards a gig-economy model and ditches guaranteed minimum pay, sick pay and holiday pay.

A further 170 head office staff are also set to lose their jobs as Just Eat attempts to cut costs in a highly competitive market.